PAST CONTINUOUS

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The children were cleaning the house Alan was driving his car AND listening to music.
WHILE
their mother was cooking pasta.

Max and Rita were watching TV AND eating pop-

Anna was studying biology corn.
WHILE
her brothers were playing football.
 SIMPLE PAST – PAST CONTINUOUS

Duration of the action

Past Continuous

Anna was reading a book

WHEN
WHILE
AS

The telephone rang

Interruption
Past Action
 How can we use the SIMPLE PAST and
the PAST CONTINUOUS together?

Anna was reading the book WHEN the telephone rang.

Duration Connector Interruption=

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Past Continuous Simple Past

AS Anna was reading the book , the telephone rang.

WHILE Anna was reading the book , the telephone rang.

 How can we use the CONNECTORS and
the SIMPLE PAST and PAST CONTINUOUS together?

WHEN the telephone rang , Anna was reading the book.

Simple Past Past Continuous

The telephone rang AS Anna was reading the book .

The telephone rang WHILE Anna was reading the book.

WHEN SIMPLE PAST

AS PAST CONTINUOUS

WHILE PAST CONTINUOUS

 How can we use the CONNECTORS and
the SIMPLE PAST and PAST CONTINUOUS together?

Anna was reading the book WHEN the telephone rang.

AS Anna was reading the book, the telephone rang.

WHILE Anna was reading the book, the telephone rang

WHEN SIMPLE PAST

AS PAST CONTINUOUS

WHILE PAST CONTINUOUS

 Let’s see some examples…

Tomas was walking to school

WHEN
he saw a cat on a tree.

AS they were cleaning the house,

a car crashed against a tree.

WHILE Alice was Can you change the order

cooking, of the clauses…?
she burnt her hand